Individuals were required to reflect before they could respond. Albert Einstein wrote many years ago ?Without deep reflection, one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.? Thousands of years before Einstein Confucius stated that ?study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.?
As Einstein indicated, reflection is necessary for individual self-awareness. And yet, how much actual time do we as individuals, small business owners, entrepreneurs, parents or executives actually spend on reflection? The harried pace of today?s world provides a convenient excuse for not taking the time to reflect.
How often do we hear:
*I?m too busy to be bothered with that?
*I have fires to put out?
* I can?t think about yesterday because I need to deal with today?
*Why did I do that because everybody else does that?
When was the last time that you reflected? For me, it was at a recent wake and funeral
of a dear man who wasn?t a relative, but someone whom I had lovingly called Uncle for over 50 years.
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